Jenelle Hoyt

Jenelle Hoyt is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She draws on Trauma-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and the aftereffects of trauma. Jenelle speaks plainly and offers a steady presence while guiding clients toward clearer thinking and practical steps.

She likes to start by listening to what matters most to each person. Then she works with them to set small, reachable goals and checks progress as therapy continues. Sessions include talking through strong emotions, identifying unhelpful thought patterns, and learning new coping skills to handle day-to-day challenges.

Her background includes six years of clinical experience as an LCPC in Illinois. That experience includes helping people facing grief, addiction concerns, compassion fatigue, ADHD-related struggles, and parenting pressures. She also offers support around issues such as attachment difficulties, body image, codependency, and dissociation.

Jenelle uses a mix of methods to match a person’s needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, and client-centered techniques. She personalizes each plan rather than using a single format for everyone. Her aim is to help people reframe their stories and build practical tools for moving forward.

People who choose her work with a therapist who balances challenge with encouragement. The focus is on creating useful strategies and steady progress toward a clearer sense of self and more manageable days.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on helping people process and reduce the impact of traumatic experiences. It often includes pacing difficult memories, building coping skills, and learning ways to manage strong emotions so daily life feels more stable.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. The work centers on clarifying values and taking small actions that match those values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how they react to different methods. Together they decide what to try first and make changes as needed in later sessions.

If you plan to start online therapy, confirm which session options are currently offered before booking. This profile does not list specific session formats, so ask whether video, phone, or other options are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy schedule, reduce time spent traveling, and offer flexible ways to check in during breaks or from different locations. Licensed professionals can adapt Trauma-Focused Therapy and ACT to remote work by using paced exposure, skills practice, and values-based exercises that suit each person’s needs.